Paris Anding trial for murder of Marcellus Andrews: examination of evidence

Bat left in Cottage Street yard and turned in to Cedar Falls
police, who allege it was used to kill Marcellus Andrews

Jeff Reinitz of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier is covering the trial:

On the tape, Chopard went over Anding's version of events, and Anding soon admitted he hit Andrews on the third or fourth retelling. He said he punched Andrews, Andrews went down and then Jeremy Lowe kicked Andrews in the face.
     Prosecutors allege Anding slugged Andrews in the head with a baseball bat, and two witnesses reported seeing Anding leave his home with a bat when he met others to head for Cottage Street..
     But in the interview room Aug. 23, Anding continually denied wielding a bat or even owning a bat, telling Chopard that he didn't play baseball.
     The investigator then confronted Anding with a photo that apparently showed him with a bat. On the video, Anding told Chopard it was an old picture.
     Anding continued to deny he used a bat but changed his story when Chopard interviewed him a second time on Sept. 8. In that interview, he demonstrated how he swung it with two hands during the fight.
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